Encountered!!!

Now I am 14, in class nine. Not anymore the frightened boy who used to hide himself in every situation and from everyone. Quite confident, one of the top students; thanks to my parents genes. A bit fluttering, exactly knows how to attract girls (not all, those who have crush on me) but don’t get mix with anyone. Life was like, fun…

And, you come… I was in the lobby of the school with my friends. Somehow, you joined the conversation. We were 5-6 in numbers. The bell rang for the next class and we were leaving for our respective classes. Just before you were saying bye, I asked you ‘Are you that girl whom I talked in my viva of class six?’. You chuckled and asked me in return “What do you think?”. I said yes and may be you node. 

So, now I know the girl. It’s not like that we had very frequent chats but yes, sometime we spoke together. The topics were very common: Why took commerce, which coaching would be the best, criticizing the morality less teachers and so on. But in between such conversation, I noticed some very interesting points about her. Firstly, her personality. Nowhere it matched like a 14 year old girl, it was almost like a matured one. Yes, she was kiddy (because of her age) but not silly. I saw when other talked rubbish (according to me), her expression was almost similar to me. And she was one degree up, I used to keep quiet in such circumstances, but she protested, strongly presenting her opinion. Her boldness, veracity and personality were those things that created a completely new thing inside me for her: Respect. This was not that respect that a friend holds for another, rather a student hold for the mentor. I embraced her opinions and views so cordially as those seemed very obvious for me that a good person will have.

The second point is a bit embarrassing for me. She never gave me a damn! By that time, I had some girl admirer. I was like, no one for her. According to the boys psychology (for me, I don’t know whether the same applies for girls), ignorance/ rejection is the first step of attraction. Paying full respect to the law, I had no other choice but to get attracted to her…

First impression and hide and seek

I can clearly remember the first day/time I saw you. It was the viva-day for the admission of class six. I came from outside Dhaka, was a bit abashed to talk with anybody. I was with my cousin. Though, she was from Dhaka, it could be a high expectation from her to understand what can go in an 11 years boy mind regarding being someone who doesn’t suit there. I was like, alone, surrounded by lots of girls staring at me. I was feeling very helpless with a stomach ache. Suddenly, I saw you. You were unlike others, very lively with a smiling face. I can’t remember who talked first, but we had a chat together before you went to the viva. You were with your aunt.  After returning from viva, I asked you how it was. You told “Fine, don’t worry. You’ll do well”. You left inserting a very positive vibration inside me.

We’re in the same class, class six. I used to search the girl quite often whom I first talked. Surprisingly, I never identified you. You also never told me that, ‘Hey, we talked in our viva, remember?’. You were always a mystery to me. Sometimes, I guess, in the class I observed you closely to identify but may be failed. So, that’s how it went. We passed one year together in the same class but may be not a single more sentence took place between us. Interesting, hah!!! We promoted to class seven, I was in section A and I didn’t know where you were. I lost you, then…